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Updated June 2026
A rule or device fitted with sights and used for determining directions in surveying and navigation; the rotating arm of an astrolabe or similar instrument.
“The surveyor used an alidade to sight the distant hilltop and record the bearing.”
Ends in -ADE; contains double A.
Scores 9 points; D contributes fairly.
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